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Je reputatie is niet enkel wat je over jezelf zegt – het is wat anderen zeggen als je er niet bij bent.
Het is een indruk die onderhandelingen vormgeeft, een potentiële klant geruststelt vóór hij tekent, of toptalent overtuigt om zich bij je team aan te sluiten.
Kortom: reputatie is de blijvende impact van je daden, woorden en keuzes.

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akkanto appoints Inge Vander Velpen as CEO and opens a new chapter in its development

akkanto appoints Inge Vander Velpen as CEO and opens a new chapter in its development

Brussels, 30 June 2026 – akkanto is appointing Inge Vander Velpen as CEO. She will take up the day-to-day management of the agency as of…
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akkanto and Think Ahead (Julien De Wit) enter strategic partnership

akkanto and Think Ahead (Julien De Wit) enter strategic partnership

At a time when the strategic decisions of business leaders carry societal consequences faster than ever, and therefore call for an integrated approach in which…
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Is OpenAI a modern-day Icarus?

Is OpenAI a modern-day Icarus?

In 2023, Belgian AI expert Mieke De Ketelaere revealed the story of “Pierre”, a young Belgian father who took his own life after developing an…
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When your power move becomes white noise

When your power move becomes white noise

Air Canada quietly published a “goodwill policy” about a week ago. Passengers scheduled to transit through Belgium during the upcoming strike days can now rebook…
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Ann Caluwaerts (bpost, imec, cofinimmo): "Reputation is a mattress you build layer by layer every day"

Ann Caluwaerts (bpost, imec, cofinimmo): "Reputation is a mattress you build layer by layer every day"

Ann Caluwaerts spent three days fighting with a printer company’s chatbot. Three days of automated loops, fake empathy, and zero resolution. “I went crazy,” she…
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Pierre Wunsch (National Bank of Belgium): "On social media, if you're not outraged, you don't exist"

Pierre Wunsch (National Bank of Belgium): "On social media, if you're not outraged, you don't exist"

Pierre Wunsch runs Belgium’s central bank and publishes the country’s economic statistics. But when a Belgian newspaper took three sentences out of context, years of…
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Shahar Silbershatz (Caliber): "People are starting to look for the human voice in companies"

Shahar Silbershatz (Caliber): "People are starting to look for the human voice in companies"

Shahar Silbershatz has spent his career solving a problem that haunts many CEOs: turning reputation from something you feel into something you can actually act…
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Belgian CEOs rank reputation #2 asset, but most don’t manage it strategically

Belgian CEOs rank reputation #2 asset, but most don’t manage it strategically

At akkanto, we’ve spent 30 years helping organizations in Belgium and beyond build, protect, and grow their reputation. To mark this milestone, we surveyed over…
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Manu Leroy (ex-Red Lion/Belgian Football Association): "Reputation comes on foot and leaves on horseback"

Manu Leroy (ex-Red Lion/Belgian Football Association): "Reputation comes on foot and leaves on horseback"

Manu Leroy defended Belgium's hockey goal at the 2012 Olympics. Years later, he faced an even tougher challenge: protecting the Belgian Football Association's reputation in…
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Clarisse Ramakers (Agoria): "Reputation is what people say when you're not in the room"

Clarisse Ramakers (Agoria): "Reputation is what people say when you're not in the room"

Clarisse Ramakers knows exactly what she wants said about Agoria Wallonie: solution providers, not complainers. Leading the federation that represents Wallonia's tech and industrial companies,…
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Eva Smets (Oxfam Belgium): "Every organization has bad apples, we refused to play that card"

Eva Smets (Oxfam Belgium): "Every organization has bad apples, we refused to play that card"

"If I drove around the country in a Tesla right now, that would be strange."Eva Smets, CEO of Oxfam Belgium, understands that reputation isn't just…
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Frédéric Panier (AKT for Wallonia): "I can completely change my mind in five minutes, and that's a good thing"

Frédéric Panier (AKT for Wallonia): "I can completely change my mind in five minutes, and that's a good thing"

Frédéric Panier has a PhD from Stanford and could be anywhere. Last year, he's chosen to tackle one of Belgium's toughest reputation challenges: making Wallonia…
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Luc Van den hove (imec): "We live on our reputation. It's the essence of our business model"

Luc Van den hove (imec): "We live on our reputation. It's the essence of our business model"

Luc Van den hove runs imec, the world's largest chip research center where tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, and TSMC collaborate under one roof.…
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Marie-Hélène Ska (CSC): "If journalists are looking for clowns, we can provide them, but that's not our mission."

Marie-Hélène Ska (CSC): "If journalists are looking for clowns, we can provide them, but that's not our mission."

Marie-Hélène Ska, Secretary General of Belgium's CSC union, has clear boundaries about media appearances. In her conversation with Hakima Darhmouch, she shares a striking fact:…
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On leadership and the power of nuance: A conversation with King Baudouin Foundation's Brieuc Van Damme

On leadership and the power of nuance: A conversation with King Baudouin Foundation's Brieuc Van Damme

For our first episode of Akkanto The Podcast, we’ve invited King Baudouin Foundation’s CEO Brieuc Van Damme. It is Belgium's most recognized foundation, yet few…
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How a city burns twice: once in reality, once online

How a city burns twice: once in reality, once online

Remember the ICE raid protests in Los Angeles last week? While real flames and tear gas filled the streets, something equally destructive was happening online:…
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Are you building for headlines, or for history?

Are you building for headlines, or for history?

Remember DeepSeek? At the beginning of 2025, this AI challenger dominated media headlines with its supposed revolutionary approach to large language models, the technology behind…
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From parties to products: what corporate leaders can learn from political rebranding

From parties to products: what corporate leaders can learn from political rebranding

In 2022, Belgium's Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) undertook one of the most extensive rebranding projects in recent political history. After a period of stark decline,…
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110-meter hurdles: The government agreement is just the first step

110-meter hurdles: The government agreement is just the first step

The mayors of Brussels were furious. A plan to merge the capital's six police zones had made it into Belgium's coalition agreement – a reform…
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Values matter, even in the Trump era

Values matter, even in the Trump era

With Trump back in the White House, a new reality is taking hold, including for businesses. A reality where, according to certain opinion makers, values…
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